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“And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.”
― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

“Resist much, obey little.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

“I do not use my intellect to write my stories and books; I have a gut reaction to the things that my subconscious gives me.”
― Ray Bradbury

“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”
― Helen Keller, The Story of My Life

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

“Was there ever a trap to match the trap of love?”
― Stephen King, The Gunslinger

“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967

“Everyone has talent. What's rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.”
― Erica Jong

“I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.”
― Audre Lorde